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television series presented by South Korean producer duo

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and

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. It first aired on MBC Every1 on Tuesday at 6:00 pm KST beginning July 29, 2014. It ran for two seasons in 2014 and 2015, documenting the formation and debut processes of their first

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Big Byung ( ko, 빅병) and their first

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Chamsonyeo ( ko, 참소녀). It was renewed for another season in 2016, with Season 1 and 2 host Defconn being replaced by Beast's

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. The hosts, along with N.Flying's Cha Hun, travelled to

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, to stage a performance.

Season 1

In the first season, producer duo

and

find members to participate in their first

, later named Big Byung ( ko, 빅병), using music they wrote and composed. They recruit

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and N, Got7's

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and

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's Sungjae. The group then releases two singles: "Stress Come On" and "Ojingeo Doenjang" ().

Season 2

In the second season, Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn find members to participate in their first

, later named Chamsonyeo ( ko, 참소녀), using music they wrote and composed. They recruit

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's Youngji, After School's Lizzy,

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and

4minute 4Minute (, often stylized as 4MINUTE) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2009 by Cube Entertainment. The members of the group were Son Ji-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, Jeon Ji-yoon, Hyuna, Kim Hyuna and Kwon So-hyun. The group was known ...

's So-hyun. The group released the single "Magic Words" () on February 20.

Season 3

In the third season, BEAST's

takes over for Defconn as host. The season was filmed in

, with Hyeong-don, Jun-hyung and N.Flying's Cha Hun.

Cast

Hosts

(Season 1—3) *

(Season 1 & 2) *

(Season 3)

Big Byung

Chamsonyeo

LUDONPH YONGJUNKO

Discography

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist

External links

Official website (Season 1)

Official website (Season 2)
2014 South Korean television series debuts 2015 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows MBC TV original programming South Korean variety television shows